Thip Keson

Thip Keson
Princess consort of Chiang Mai
Reign1873–1884
Born1841
Died25 June 1884 (age 43)
SpouseInthawichayanon
IssuePrincess Chanthra Sopha
Princess Dara Rasmi
HouseThip Chak
FatherKawilorot Suriyawong
MotherUsa
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Thip Keson (Thai: ทิพเกสร) or Thep Kraison (Thai: เทพไกรสร;[1] 1841 – 25 June 1884), was the wife of Inthawichayanon of Chiang Mai, She was the mother of Dara Rasmi, who became a consort of Siam's fifth Chakri monarch, Chulalongkorn (r. 1868–1910).[2]

She was very powerful, and was widely acknowledged to have had greater authority than her husband, Inthawichayanon, the seventh monarch of Chiang Mai.[1]

  1. ^ a b Ongsakul, Saratsawadee. 2001. History of the Lanna, Bangkok : Amarin Printing & Publishing, p. 352-353
  2. ^ Ongsakul, Saratsawadee. 2001. History of the Lanna, Bangkok : Amarin Printing & Publishing, p. 341